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Question 1

What does Operating system(OS) provides.pg662

Answer 1

It provides a consistent environment for other software to execute commands, and a interface with the computer to send commands(input) and receive feedback or results (output).pg662

Question 2

What is application?pg663

Answer 2

It is the software that is written to supplement the commands available to a particular OS.pg663

Question 3

What are drivers?pg663

Answer 3

Extremely specific software written for the purpose of instructing a particular OS on how to access a piece of hardware.pg663

Question 4

What is version?pg664

Answer 4

It is a particular revision of a piece of software, normally described by a number.pg664

Question 5

The actual code that defines how a piece of softwar works is called___?pg664

Answer 5

Source code.pg664

Question 6

What is the difference between open source and closed source?pg664

Answer 6

Open source- OS can be examined and changed by anyone.

Closed source-only an owner or developer can modify or examine the code.pg664

Question 7

Another word for closed source is called__?pg664

Answer 7

Proprietary.pg664

Question 8

What is the program that runs on top of the OS and allows the user to issue commands through a set of menus or another interface.pg664

Answer 8

Shell.pg664

Question 9

What is GUI, graphical user interface?pg664

Answer 9

A method a person communicates with a computer using graphical images,icons, and methods other than text.pg664

Question 10

Any group of computers that have a communication link between them is called ____.pg664

Answer 10

Network.pg664

Question 11

What is Cooperative multitasking?pg664

Answer 11

Multitasking method that depends on the application itself to be responsible for using the processor and then freeing it for access by other applications.pg664

Question 12

The ability of a single application to have multiple requests in to the processor at one time is called ___?pg665

Answer 12

Multithreading.pg665

Question 13

A 32-bit operating system runs on 32-bit processors and utilize the processor fully. T or F pg.665

Answer 13

True.pg665

Question 14

What is the list of all the hardware that worked with Windows and the versions of Windows with which the hardware worked.pg666

Answer 14

Hardware Compatibility List(HCL).pg666

Question 15

The virtual desk on which all of your other programs and utilities run is called ___?pg671

Answer 15

Desktop. pg671